What is a wave?

What is a wave?

• A static disturbance that does not transfer energy.

• A repeating disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space.

• A one-time disturbance that transfers matter through space.

• A continuous flow of energy without any disturbance.

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What type of wave is characterized by particles moving back and forth at right angles to the direction the wave travels?

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

• Surface wave

• Compression wave

In a longitudinal wave, how does the matter in the medium move?

• In a circular motion

• At right angles to the direction of wave travel

• Back and forth along the same direction that the wave travels

• It does not move

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What is the highest point of a wave called?

• Trough

• Origin

• Crest

• Amplitude

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What is the term for the lowest point of a wave?

• Crest

• Trough

• Origin

• Peak

What happens to a wave when it hits a new medium and bounces back into the original medium?

• Refraction

• Scattering

• Transmission

• Reflection

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What is the term used to describe the bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another?

• Reflection

• Scattering

• Refraction

• Diffraction

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What happens during the reflection of waves?

• The wave is absorbed by the object it strikes.

• The wave passes through the object without any change.

• The wave strikes an object and bounces off it.

• The wave is refracted and changes direction within the object.

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What is refraction?

• The reflection of a wave off a surface

• The absorption of a wave by a medium

• The bending of a wave caused by change in speed as it travels from one medium to another

• The transmission of a wave through a medium without any change

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Which of the following has the highest frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum?

• FM Radio waves

• Infrared (IR)

• Ultraviolet (UV)

• Gamma rays

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